The Memphis Grizzlies got a big win on Sunday over the Orlando Magic, in London. It was a return to form for Grizzlies star Ja Morant, who returned to the lineup from a calf injury.
BERLIN — The Memphis Grizzlies have become the focal point of the NBA trade market following reports that the franchise is officially open to moved storied point guard Ja Morant.
Fans love to speculate about trade rumors surrounding their favorite players. It has been a relatively quiet window with only the trade of Trae Young taking place until now.
The Memphis Grizzlies escaped the San Antonio Spurs by the skin of their teeth, 106-105, at FedExForum on Tuesday to end their four-game losing streak.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
To this point in his first full season, Memphis Grizzlies head coach Tuomas Iisalo has only dropped clues that he’s not ready for the gig he’s been hired to do, but he closed out 2025 putting it all out there in ways that were impossible not to notice. Before we get too deep into this, Iisalo may very well become an excellent tactician over time.
As the Memphis Grizzlies look ahead toward 2026, two pillars stand out in shaping the franchise’s direction: the star power of Ja Morant and the growing organizational confidence in head coach Tuomas Iisalo.
The Memphis Grizzlies showed their teeth and played with plenty of verve on Tuesday night, displaying a brand of basketball that reminded fans how exciting this team can be when it is clicking.
Memphis Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo has endured a first half of the season in which his team has battled injuries at every position, from star guard Ja Morant to second-year big man Zach Edey.
Because he opened the season on the injured list, Zach Edey didn’t get much love in one of the two NBA Awards betting markets where he can potentially play a large role.
The Grizzlies have been fighting an uphill battle all season. Between injuries of all kinds that have kept their core from playing a single game together, and a new coach still learning what it takes at the NBA level, Memphis hasn’t had much of a chance over the first month of the season.
The Grizzlies dropped their seventh game in eight tries on Wednesday and never really threatened Boston, getting hammered by 36 and shooting just 33.7 percent from the field while the Celtics cruised at 50.5.
Ja Morant’s frustration with Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo’s system was the driving force behind the locker room incident that led to his one-game suspension last week.
The mood around the Grizzlies is starting to feel heavy, writes Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports. And the Ja Morant-Tuomas Iisalo dynamic looked icy during Wednesday’s 124-109 loss to the Rockets.
The Memphis Grizzlies had their second game of the preseason on Wednesday night, playing host to the Boston Celtics as they continue their three-game home stand in their preseason schedule.
The Memphis Grizzlies are one of the youngest franchises in the NBA. Considering they were added to the league before the 1995-96 season, the Memphis Grizzlies have completed 30 seasons in the NBA.
Taylor Jenkins did good things in Memphis in six seasons as head coach, but the Grizzlies have moved on. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Friday that the franchise has named interim Tuomas Iisalo as its next head coach.
The Memphis Grizzlies made Tuomas Iisalo's stay behind the bench a permanent one by naming him the Grizzlies' head coach on Friday. "I have full confidence in Tuomas serving as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies going forward," general manager Zach Kleiman said in a statement.
The Memphis Grizzlies have decided keep the jig going. Memphis announced on Friday that they have named Tuomas Iisalo as their full-time head coach. Iisalo had already closed out the season as the team’s interim head coach, and now he is officially getting to shed the “interim” label.
The Memphis Grizzlies are sticking with what may or may not have worked. Tuomas Iisalo, who stepped in as interim head coach following the late-season firing of Taylor Jenkins, is shedding the interim tag.